Carmel Fay Memorial Novice Chase

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 5m 0.50s

Balzac Turgot^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| D

4/1

Comes straight in to novice company following a win on chasing debut in a Ballinrobe beginners contest last month and another bold bid looks likely.

Form: 23/506-1

Camlann^h⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: J J Hanlon| CD

6/1

C&D winner here winning a beginners chase on yielding to soft ground in April. Likely to run well again.

Form: 13769-1

Robin Des Foret⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| CD

4/7

Course winner who has won over the trip winning a Ballinrobe beginners chase last month before being beaten favourite at Punchestown when second of six beaten ½L. Entitled to make the shortlist in this company.

Form: 2112-12

Inis Meain⁴³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 116

33/1

18-race maiden over the larger obstacles and well held in four starts since March. Plenty more needed in this contest.

Form: 3483-34

Jaime Sommers¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| CD

10/1

Winner of a couple of hurdles here and has also won over this trip. Not disgraced in three chase starts since May including a fourth of 11 at Punchestown earlier this month. Can't be completely ruled out.

Form: 44-4324

Non-Runners

Le Martalin¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Robin Des Foret (4/7), Le Martalin (3/1), Balzac Turgot (4/1), Camlann (6/1), Jaime Sommers (10/1), Inis Meain (33/1)

ROBIN DES FORET is turning in to an exciting novice chaser based on his debut win at Ballinrobe and his second at Punchestown over an inadequate 2m last month. The step up in trip is sure to suit here and the gelding can see off the attentions of the Noel Meade-trained Le Martalin and Henry De Bromheads Balzac Turgot.